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Birth Name: Padma Parvati Lakshmi
Birth Place: Madras, India
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/01/1970, Virgo
Profession: TV-show host; actor; model

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What's Cooking with Season 5 of Top Chef? | Today's News: Our Take | 11/12/2008
This season of Top Chef (premieres Wednesday at 10 pm/ET on Bravo) is all about the apple — the Big Apple. With the world-famous food mecca as the background, the chefs of the Emmy-nominated competitive reality show are the most diverse, facing some of the toughest (and coolest) guest judges to date. read more 7 Comments
Don't You Hate Product Placement on TV? | Today's News: Our Take | 6/12/2008
So does the U.K.'s media minister, who has made the shocking announcement that he is banning all product placement on British TV shows, according to Variety.Despite the practice having already been approved by the European Union, Andy Burnham, the secretary of state at the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport, said that he won't allow it to "contaminate" the favorable international reputation of British programming. "There is a risk that, at the very moment when television needs to do all it can to show it can be trusted, that we elide the distinction between programs and adverts," he said.I understand the chap's point; it's definitely a slippery slope. I am an avid TiVo user who is delirious with glee at the prospect of getting through an ep of Grey's Anatomy in 40-odd minutes. (Sidenote: Has anyone noticed there are "un-skippable" commercials now? Benjamin Moore Paints, I curse thee!) Plus, most product placement on TV is so obvious and bombastic, it takes me out of the moment ... read more
Top Chef Recipe: Get in the Spirit with This Holiday Crumble | Today's News: Our Take | 12/24/2007
Today Bravo's Top Chef Holiday Special (9:30 am/ET, 5:30 pm/ET, 1 am/ET) is in heavy rotation, airing several times, with contestants from past seasons returning for another heated culinary contest and the chance to take home $20,000. Once again heading the judges' table is the always-dishy Padma Lakshmi, who has a lot to celebrate this holiday season, thanks to the October release of her new cookbook, Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet. In the spirit of giving, Lakshmi has allowed us to reprint the recipe for the succulent dessert that appears below. Bon appetit! Pineapple and Pomegranate Crumble16 ounces canned or fresh pineapple chunks1 cup fresh pomegranate seeds, free of white pith1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamonA healthy pinch of ground cloves2 tablespoons granulated sugar2 tablespoons dark brown sugar2 tablespoons turbinado or raw sugar3 table read more
"Finale" Part 2 | TV Show Recaps | 10/4/2007
There you have it baby! A thrilling end to a thrilling season of Top Chef. Unpredictable until the last 15 minutes, we saw twists and turns that at least I was not expecting. And we got a live reveal of the winner to finish it all up. For the finale, the chefs were at the Aspen Mountain Lodge, which costs more than $100,000 to be a member of. That's five zeros my friends. I don't know what's there, but for that much money, I'd expect naked women, bacon in my hand every time I snap my fingers and um… naked women. I mentioned that twice, didn't I? Hey, it's $100,000 — there better be a ton of naked women. Coincidentally, the winner of Top Chef gets $100,000, too. As is usually the case with the last episode, the chefs are told to make their best meal ever for the judges. They needed to come up with three courses and hand the menu to Tom. I like the handing-the-menu-to-Tom thing, as it forces the chefs to stick to their initial game plans and not go to plan C when their foam ... read more
Finale, Part 1 | TV Show Recaps | 9/27/2007
This is a great time of year for me in regards to television. I get to watch my Philadelphia Phillies inch closer to a playoff berth every night, and I just love, love, love Top Chef. Yes, that’s it. Two things make this great for me. What can I say, I’m easy to please. It’s 11:12 pm right now as I’m writing this line and I’m just realizing that this is the only night of the work week that I can actually function relatively well at this time. I attribute being awake right now to the exciting first part of the season finale of Top Chef. We begin the finale in Aspen, Colorado, with four competitors left — Brian, Casey, Dale and Hung. We also begin with the weekly rant of Hung claiming he’s much more advanced than the other three chefs. I immediately wondered if there was anyone that could really humble Hung, then of course in the next 10 minutes we see that his father is one of those people and guest judge Eric Ripert is the other. Ripert is one of t... read more

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Padma Lakshmi: Photos

Helena Christensen, Padma Lakshmi courtesy Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com

emmy 2008 red carpet, Padma Lakshmi courtesy Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

red carpet recap, padma lakshmi courtesy Joe Kohen/WireImage.com

Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi courtesy Virginia Sherwood/Bravo

Top Chef, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Emeril Lagasse, Padma Lakshmi courtesy Virginia Sherwood/Bravo

Top Chef, Jacques Pepin, Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Toby Young courtesy Barbara Nitke/Bravo Photo

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Padma Lakshmi: Credits

Title	Year	Type
The Doorman (Actor)	2008	Movie
The Ten Commandments (Actor - Princeses Bithia)	2006	TV Show Series
The Ten Commandments (Actor - Princess Bithia)	2006	TV Show Series
Top Chef (Host)	2006	TV Show Series
Glitter (Actor - Sylk)	2001	Movie